The blue agave goes out on a high note.
When I left Santa Barbara in November 2014, the blue agave growing within the Las Agave complex I was visiting was large but not remarkable. Just an ordinary agave. But something dramatic happened by the time I returned here in May 2015. It had sprouted an awesome 18-foot green stalk rising skyward from its midst. The stalk was growing at a … Read the rest
This phrase resonates with me. It rings like some kind of political slogan that captures a new mood emerging in the world. It feels like a welcome antidote to the narrow-minded pursuit of material wealth at all costs. It is a kind of clarion call for an age of wisdom at a time when the way we live seems to have gone awry and the financial system has shown its … Read the rest
My Dad doesn’t live in Baghdad but in a quiet street of Canterbury in the UK. What he meant to say was that the neighbour’s house was “flooded” (when the water tank burst last winter).
Silenced by a stroke
My father suffered a stroke in July and it has affected his speech. For one week after the stroke, he was almost completely silent. Gradually his speech is coming back. When … Read the rest
